AltWeeklies Wire
Shelves Stocked With Fakersnew
Thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese ingredients, "local" food is like local cars assembled from foreign parts.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
01-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Why a Hike in Food Prices is a Good Thingnew
Cheap food has been one of the leading causes of global poverty, hunger, disease and pollution -- that's why one of the biggest stories of 2007 is also one of the best: food prices are shooting up.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
01-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Big Food's Local Distastenew
If supermarket giants get their way, local foods will never get out of special interest section.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-26-2007 |
Food+Drink
It's Local, but Is it Green?new
While carbon- and chem-heavy local grub fails sustainability tests, a new label might help put Ontario fare back at head of eco pack.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
10-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Fattening the Coloniesnew
No point preaching nutrition to poor countries when U.S. dumps cheap pop on them.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
10-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tadesse Meskela is No Ordinary Joe ... Nor is His Coffeenew
The Ethiopian coffee co-op founder aims for hearts and mugs of those who like a little justice with their java.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-21-2007 |
Food+Drink
CARE Goes Against the (U.S.) Grainnew
The major aid agency launches boycott of U.S. crop dumping masquerading as charity.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-14-2007 |
Food+Drink
Toronto's Best Ice Creamnew
Who knew the most deeply flavored and flawlessly executed chocolate ice around can only be found in an uptown French patisserie, where it's only made as a side for the house's spectacular baked desserts and not sold by the scoop?
NOW Magazine |
Steven Davey |
08-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Fate of the Globe's Poor Rests with Organicsnew
Organic food, which has seemed to cater to an exclusive and affluent group in the industrialized world since 1990, is now ranked by two just-released studies as critical to feeding the world's hungry.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
07-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Growing Nativenew
Indigenous farming is a gift to the world -- accept it and we can end hunger.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Couillard's Odd Couplenew
T.O.'s most unpredictable chef opens two new spots in the Yorkville neighbourhood.
NOW Magazine |
Steven Davey |
06-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Don't Believe the Food Technew
Enviros choke on pseudo-natural foods aimed at time-starved eco-consumers.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Where's the Locally-grown Fruit?new
In a crisis, all those flowers and wines produced by local farms won't sustain us.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
05-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Starved for Changenew
It's not too late to stave off food disaster, but it's long past the time to put public cash into urban farming.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
04-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Salad of All Seasonsnew
Bring on the 100-mile diet -- local winter greens will soon be on the table.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
04-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
